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House Calendar No. 115 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 636 

[Report No. 113–492] 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to provide for expedited 

approval of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization 

countries, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of 

the bill (H.R. 3301) to require approval for the construction, connection, 

operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric 

transmission facilities at the national boundary of the United States 

for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from 

Canada or Mexico, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 23, 2014 

Mr. BURGESS, from the Committee on Rules, reported the following resolution; which was referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to provide 

for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas to 

World Trade Organization countries, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 

3301) to require approval for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas 

pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national 

boundary of the United States for the import or export 


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of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada 

or Mexico, and for other purposes. 

1 Resolved, That at any time after adoption of this reso2 lution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule 

3 XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of 

4 the Whole House on the state of the Union for consider5 ation of the bill (H.R. 6) to provide for expedited approval 

6 of exportation of natural gas to World Trade Organization 

7 countries, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 

8 bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 

9 consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall 

10 be confined to the bill and amendments specified in this 

11 section and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 

12 controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of 

13 the Committee on Energy and Commerce. After general 

14 debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under 

15 the five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment in the na16 ture of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 

17 Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill, it shall be 

18 in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 

19 amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in 

20 the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 

21 Committee Print 113-48. That amendment in the nature 

22 of a substitute shall be considered as read. All points of 

23 order against that amendment in the nature of a sub24 stitute are waived. No amendment to that amendment in 


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1 the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those 

2 printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 

3 accompanying this resolution. Each such amendment may 

4 be offered only in the order printed in the report, may 

5 be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 

6 shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 

7 specified in the report equally divided and controlled by 

8 the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 

9 amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for divi10 sion of the question in the House or in the Committee 

11 of the Whole. All points of order against such amendments 

12 are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 

13 for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 

14 bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 

15 adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 

16 House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of 

17 the Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature 

18 of a substitute made in order as original text. The previous 

19 question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 

20 amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 

21 motion except one motion to recommit with or without in22 structions. 

23 SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this resolution 

24 the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, 

25 declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 


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1 Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration 

2 of the bill (H.R. 3301) to require approval for the con3 struction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or 

4 natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at 

5 the national boundary of the United States for the import 

6 or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Can7 ada or Mexico, and for other purposes. The first reading 

8 of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order 

9 against consideration of the bill are waived. General de10 bate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 

11 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and rank12 ing minority member of the Committee on Energy and 

13 Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be consid14 ered for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu 

15 of the amendment in the nature of a substitute rec16 ommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

17 now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider 

18 as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under 

19 the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a sub20 stitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 

21 113-49. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 

22 shall be considered as read. All points of order against 

23 that amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. 

24 No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a sub25 stitute shall be in order except those printed in part B 


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1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 

2 this resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only 

3 in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 

4 by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 

5 as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the 

6 report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 

7 an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 

8 not be subject to a demand for division of the question 

9 in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points 

10 of order against such amendments are waived. At the con11 clusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 

12 Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 

13 such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member 

14 may demand a separate vote in the House on any amend15 ment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 

16 or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 

17 in order as original text. The previous question shall be 

18 considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto 

19 to final passage without intervening motion except one 

20 motion to recommit with or without instructions. 


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House Calendar No. 115 

113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 636 

[Report No. 113–492] 

RESOLUTION 

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to 

poses. or from Canada or Mexico, and for other purport or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to tional boundary of the United States for the imlines or electric transmission facilities at the naation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipeapproval for the construction, connection, operconsideration of the bill (H.R. 3301) to require tries, and for other purposes; and providing for natural gas to World Trade Organization counprovide for expedited approval of exportation of 

JUNE 23, 2014 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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